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State News. J. H. Willard suicided at Fort Smith on Friday. A lady at Mount Vernon, Ark., recently gave birth to five children Mrs. J. G. W. Yowell of Nashville died in that place on Friday. A large panther was seen near the city of Hot. Springs last Saturday. John Battle of Beebe shot and killed B.T. Malone of that place last Sunday evening. IaFayette Milton was hung at Corning on Friday. lle killed Franklin Hala by order of the kuklux. Work has been suspended on the Army and Navy hospital at Hot Springs, the $100,000 appropriation having been exhausted. Washington has shipped 3000 bales of cotton to date, present season, while her young sister, Nashville, has run up to 7,500. The Hamburg news has changed to 2 "patent" sheet. About nine tenths of the country weeklies in the State, use either a patent inside or patent outside. S. D. McReynolds, private bank er, Bentonville, recently failed. As he was considered safe, many were heavy losers, including the treasurers nd sheriff. EE Evaus a soldier under General Forrest, during the war, was thrown against a stump by a moving locomotive at Malvern last week and instantly killed. On Thursday night of last week an attempt was made to burn the town of Arkadelphia, but fortunately the fire was extingaished ere it had gotten under headway. Four prisoners confined in the Garland jail, escaped recently by devling through the twick wall and letting themselves down by means of bed quilts and blankets. We see from the Picayune that E.E. White, of Prescott is a member or of the legislature. We suspicioned as much when we read of White, of Nevada in the Little Rock papers. He is an able man and will not be a mere figure head in the HAPPE Nevada county is well Tepresentcd.-Springdale Journal. J. M. KuykendaH, who with the two Polks was sent to the penetentiary for safe-keping last October, charged with the murder of Ward, the peddler. in the upper part of this county, died on the 21st of cerebo spinal meneugetis. The bill of charges against the county for board, medcines, burial expenses etc., rendered by the lessees of the penetentiary, amounts to $97,25.Nashville News.